2014–15 Coupe de la Ligue

The 2014–15 Coupe de la Ligue was the 21st edition of the French league cup competition. The competition was organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel and was open to the 44 professional clubs in France that are managed by the organization.

2014–15 Coupe de la Ligue

French League Cup
Tournament details
Country	France
Teams	42
Final positions
Champions	Paris Saint-Germain (5th title)
Runner-up	Bastia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	41
Goals scored	124 (3.02 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Edinson Cavani Djibril Cissé Quentin N'Gakoutou (3 goals each)

Paris Saint-Germain were the reigning champions, having defeated Lyon 2–1 in the previous season's final for a record fourth title. They won their fifth on 11 April, defeating Bastia 4–0 in the final.

First round

First round matches were held over 1 day; 12 of August 2014. The 10 winners secured places in the second round.

Valenciennes (2) v Troyes (2)

12 August 2014	Valenciennes (2)	1–3	Troyes (2)	Valenciennes
	Nguette 56'		Gimbert 23' Ayasse 58' Darbion 74'	Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 4,640 Referee: Olivier Thual

Tours (2) v Dijon (2)

12 August 2014	Tours (2)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Dijon (2)	Tours
	Diaz 6' Adnane 64'		Diony 66' Babit 71'	Stadium: Stade de la Vallée du Cher Attendance: 3,578 Referee: Sylvain Palhies
	Penalties
	Chavalerin Ketkeophomphone Bouhours Fontaine		Philippoteaux Varrault Gastien Diony

Laval (2) v Sochaux (2)

12 August 2014	Laval (2)	2–0	Sochaux (2)	Laval
	Robic 11' Gonçalves 90+3'			Stadium: Stade Francis Le Basser Attendance: 5,737 Referee: Alexandre Castro

Nancy (2) v Le Havre (2)

12 August 2014	Nancy (2)	2–1	Le Havre (2)	Tomblaine
	Coulibaly 12' Grange 45'		Manzala 55'	Stadium: Stade Marcel Picot Attendance: 12,579 Referee: Sébastien Moreira

Arles (2) v Niort (2)

12 August 2014	Arles (2)	3–2	Niort (2)	Avignon
	Ngakoutou 19', 54', 86'		Koné 24', 70'	Stadium: Parc des Sports Attendance: 1,093 Referee: Alexandre Perreau Niel

Clermont (2) v Istres (3)

12 August 2014	Clermont (2)	1–0	Istres (3)	Clermont-Ferrand
	Capelle 5'			Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied Attendance: 1,962 Referee: Romain Delpech

Orléans (2) v Auxerre (2)

12 August 2014	Orléans (2)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Auxerre (2)	Orléans
	Maah 45+4'		Chérif 44'	Stadium: Stade de la Source Attendance: 4,089 Referee: Yohann Rouinsard
	Penalties
	Louisy-Daniel Glombard Loval Delonglée Tomas		Lefebvre Haller Ben Idir Boly Viale

Angers (2) v Nîmes (2)

12 August 2014	Angers (2)	2–1	Nîmes (2)	Angers
	Blayac 7' Thomas 90+1'		Nouri 10'	Stadium: Jean-Bouin Stadium Attendance: 4,425 Referee: Amaury Delerue

CA Bastia (3) v Créteil (2)

12 August 2014	CA Bastia (3)	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Créteil (2)	Furiani
	Ripart 108'		Diedhiou 96' Essombé 105'	Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari Attendance: 450 Referee: Didier Falcone

Brest (2) v Gazélec Ajaccio (2)

12 August 2014	Brest (2)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Gazélec Ajaccio (2)	Brest
	Grougi 90+1'		Larbi 64'	Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé Attendance: 4,917 Referee: William Lavis
	Penalties
	Moimbé Ramaré Perez Grougi		Martinez François Mayi Ducourtioux

Second round

The round featured the 10 winners of the first-round matches, plus Ajaccio and Châteauroux, who were exempt from the first round. The matches were contested on 26 August 2014.

Auxerre (2) v Nancy (2)

26 August 2014	Auxerre (2)	3–0	Nancy (2)	Auxerre
	Viale 9', 41' (pen.), 73'			Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Referee: Sébastien Desiage

Châteauroux (2) v Clermont (2)

26 August 2014	Châteauroux (2)	1–3	Clermont (2)	Châteauroux
	Thil 19'		Sawadogo 35' Novillo 82' Saadi 90'	Stadium: Stade Gaston-Petit Referee: Sébastien Desiage

Angers (2) v Arles (2)

26 August 2014	Angers (2)	1–2	Arles (2)	Angers
	Eudeline 24'		Hammar 66', 75'	Stadium: Stade Jean Bouin Attendance: 3,584 Referee: Johann Hamel

Laval (2) v Dijon (2)

26 August 2014	Laval (2)	1–0	Dijon (2)	Laval
	Diallo 51'			Stadium: Stade Francis Le Basser Attendance: 3,824 Referee: Floris Aubin

Créteil (2) v Gazélec Ajaccio (2)

26 August 2014	Créteil (2)	2–1	Gazélec Ajaccio (2)	Furiani
	Seck 34' Piquionne 80'		François 45'	Stadium: Stade Dominique Duvauchelle Attendance: 1,812 Referee: Olivier Husset

Troyes (2) v Ajaccio (2)

26 August 2014	Troyes (2)	1–4	Ajaccio (2)	Troyes
	Azamoum 67'		Madri 52' Fauvergue 54' Oliech 59', 65'	Stadium: Stade de l'Aube Attendance: 6,904 Referee: Stephane Jochem

Third round

The round features the 6 winners of the second round matches in addition to 14 Ligue 1 clubs who were not participating in the European competitions. The matches were contested on 28 and 29 October 2014.

Evian (1) v Lorient (1)

28 October 2014	Evian (1)	1–2	Lorient (1)	Annecy
20:00 CET	Wass 8'		Lavigne 15' Ayew 73'	Stadium: Parc des Sports, Annecy Attendance: 4,526 Referee: Clement Turpin

Reims (1) v Arles (2)

28 October 2014	Reims (1)	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Arles (2)	Reims
20:00 CET	de Préville 29' Courtet 90'		Niang 63' Savanier 81' Ouaamar 102'	Stadium: Stade Auguste Delaune Attendance: 7,336 Referee: Antony Gautier

Montpellier (1) v Ajaccio (2)

28 October 2014	Montpellier (1)	0–1	Ajaccio (2)	Montpellier
20:00 CET			Madri 44'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 7,386 Referee: Sebastien Moreira

Caen (1) v Clermont (2)

28 October 2014	Caen (1)	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Clermont (2)	Caen
20:00 CET	Féret 55' Duhamel 72', 120+1' Bazile 83'		Dugimont 49' Novillo 61' Diogo 88'	Stadium: Stade Michel d'Ornano Attendance: 8,635 Referee: Bartolomeu Varela

Nantes (1) v Laval (2)

28 October 2014	Nantes (1)	4–0	Laval (2)	Nantes
20:00 CET	Shechter 4', 90+1' Bessat 57' Bangoura 72'			Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 24,551 Referee: Sebastien Desiage

Lens (1) v Créteil (2)

28 October 2014	Lens (1)	0–2	Créteil (2)	Amiens
20:00 CET			Lesage 58' Genest 87'	Stadium: Stade de la Licorne Attendance: 3,848 Referee: Alexandre Castro

Bastia (1) v Auxerre (2)

28 October 2014	Bastia (1)	3–1	Auxerre (2)	Bastia
20:00 CET	Ayité 58' Cissé 64', 71'		Mbombo 13'	Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari Attendance: 4,381 Referee: Amaury Delerue

Toulouse (1) v Bordeaux (1)

28 October 2014	Toulouse (1)	1–3	Bordeaux (1)	Toulouse
21:00 CET	Akpa Akpro 84'		Pallois 17' Contento 24' Diabaté 68'	Stadium: Stadium Municipal Attendance: 11,331 Referee: Fredy Fautrel

Nice (1) v Metz (1)

29 October 2014	Nice (1)	3–3 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p)	Metz (1)	Nice
18:30 CET	Maupay 20' Bosetti 37' Cvitanich 88' (pen.)		Palomino 5' Ngbakoto 13' Vion 17'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 9,560 Referee: Ruddy Buquet
	Penalties
	Bodmer Cvitanich Pléa Eysseric Bosetti		Malouda Doukouré Marchal Palomino

Rennes (1) v Marseille (1)

29 October 2014	Rennes (1)	2–1	Marseille (1)	Rennes
20:45 CET	Konradsen 60' Hosiner 90+3'		Batshuayi 19'	Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 26,660 Referee: Said Ennjimi

Round of 16

The draw for the Round of 16 of the 2014–15 edition of the Coupe de la Ligue was held on 5 November 2014. The round featured the ten winners of the third round matches and the six Ligue 1 clubs that qualified for European competition in the 2013–14 season. The matches were contested on 16 and 17 December 2014.

Bastia (1) v Caen (1)

16 December 2014	Bastia (1)	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Caen (1)	Bastia
18:00 CET	Gillet 42' Koné 89' Mokulu 103'		Privat 12' Saez 72'	Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari Attendance: 3,034 Referee: Philippe Kalt

Nantes (1) v Metz (1)

16 December 2014	Nantes (1)	4–2 (a.e.t.)	Metz (1)	Nantes
21:00 CET	Vizcarrondo 71' Gakpé 83' (pen.) Audel 92' Bangoura 118'		Falcón 60' Doukouré 62'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 12,601 Referee: Nicolas Rainville

Lorient (1) v Saint-Étienne (1)

17 December 2014	Lorient (1)	0–1	Saint-Étienne (1)	Lorient
18:40 CET			Hamouma 48'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 9,015 Referee: Benoît Bastien

Arles-Avignon (2) v Guingamp (1)

17 December 2014	Arles-Avignon (2)	0–2	Guingamp (1)	Avignon
21:00 CET			Mandanne 13' Beauvue 68'	Stadium: Parc des Sports Attendance: 1,676 Referee: Wilfried Bien

Rennes (1) v Créteil (2)

17 December 2014	Rennes (1)	1–0	Créteil (2)	Rennes
21:00 CET	Armand 69'			Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient Attendance: 12,300 Referee: Mickael Lesage

Lyon (1) v Monaco (1)

17 December 2014	Lyon (1)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Monaco (1)	Lyon
21:00 CET	Lacazette 105'		Carrasco 94'	Stadium: Stade Gerland Attendance: 21,541 Referee: Antony Gautier
	Penalties
	Gonalons Lacazette Ghezzal Koné Umtiti Ferri		Toulalan López Martial Fabinho Bernardo Ocampos

Lille (1) v Bordeaux (1)

17 December 2014	Lille (1)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p)	Bordeaux (1)	Lille
21:00 CET	Frey 30'		Mariano 16'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 10,035 Referee: Clément Turpin
	Penalties
	Balmont Meïté Rodelin Sidibé Mendes Origi Enyeama Rozehnal Souaré		Sertic Faubert Plašil Touré Diabaté Pallois Sané Traoré Mariano

Ajaccio (2) v Paris Saint-Germain (1)

17 December 2014	Ajaccio (2)	1–3	Paris Saint-Germain (1)	Ajaccio
21:00 CET	Cavalli 27' (pen.)		Cavani 54' Aurier 80' Bahebeck 84'	Stadium: Stade François Coty Attendance: 4,980 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held 17 December 2014 following the conclusion of the Round of 16 matches. The round featured the eight winners of the Round of 16 matches and were contested on 13 and 14 January 2015.

Bastia (1) v Rennes (1)

13 January 2015	Bastia (1)	3–1	Rennes (1)	Bastia
18:40	Squillaci 46' Danzé 71' (o.g.) Cissé 90'		Armand 12'	Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari Attendance: 4,836 Referee: Clément Turpin

Saint-Étienne (1) v Paris Saint-Germain (1)

13 January 2015	Saint-Étienne (1)	0–1	Paris Saint-Germain (1)	Saint-Etienne
21:00			Ibrahimović 72'	Stadium: Stade Geoffroy Guichard Attendance: 28,855 Referee: Saïd Ennjimi

Monaco (1) v Guingamp (1)

14 January 2015	Monaco (1)	2–0	Guingamp (1)	Monaco
17:00	Berbatov 8' Martial 90+4'			Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 4,785 Referee: Nicolas Rainville

Lille (1) v Nantes (1)

14 January 2015	Lille (1)	2–0	Nantes (1)	Lille
	Corchia 9' Kjær 69'			Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 11,106 Referee: Ruddy Buquet

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 14 January 2015 following the conclusion of the quarter-finals matches. The round featured the four winners of the quarter-final matches and were contested on 3 and 4 February 2015.

Lille (1) v Paris Saint-Germain (1)

3 February 2015	Lille (1)	0–1	Paris Saint-Germain (1)	Lille
			Maxwell 27'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 41,977 Referee: Lionel Jaffredo

Monaco (1) v Bastia (1)

4 February 2015	Monaco (1)	0–0 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p)	Bastia (1)	Monaco
				Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 8,260 Referee: Antony Gautier
	Penalties
	Martial Bernardo Silva Fabinho Kurzawa João Moutinho Toulalan Traoré Echiéjilé Dirar		Boudebouz Gillet Sio Modesto Palmieri Marange Ongenda Cioni Squillaci

Final

Main article: 2015 Coupe de la Ligue final

The final was held on 11 April 2015 at the Stade de France, Saint-Denis.

11 April 2015

21:00 CEST

Bastia	0–4	Paris Saint-Germain
	Report	Ibrahimović 21' (pen.), 41' Cavani 80', 90+2'

Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Attendance: 72,000

Referee: Benoît Bastien

Media coverage

For the seventh consecutive season, the tournament was screened in France by France Télévisions.

Round	France Télévisions live match
First round
Second round
Third Round
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final

See also

• 2014–15 Ligue 1
• 2014–15 Ligue 2

External links

• Official site Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine (in French)